Super Rugby Preview: Lions v Jaguares (09/03/19)

The Lions have played the Jaguares 8 times in Super rugby and the most recent of these matches was last month in Buenos Aires.

In the 8 matches between these teams the Lions have won 5 and lost three.

This weekend the match will be played in Johannesburg where the teams have met four times. The Lions have won all four matches between the sides.

The average score when the Lions play the Jaguares is : Lions 41 Jaguares 24.

The Lions are unbeaten at home by the Jaguares.

The inclusion of Wandisile Simelane is one of seven changes Swys de Bruin has made to the Lions’ starting XV ahead of Saturday’s clash against the Jaguares in Johannesburg.

The Lions have just one victory from three games, and are at the bottom of the South African conference.

After last week’s home loss to the Vodacom Bulls, De Bruin has dropped some of his most senior and experienced players in favour of several youngsters from the Lions’ junior ranks.

In the backline there is an all-new centre pairing as the highly rated Simelane and Franco Naudé replace Lionel Mapoe and Harold Vorster respectively. On the wings, Sylvian Mahuza and Courtnall Skosan take over from Springbok duo Ruan Combrinck and Aphiwe Dyantyi, and Ross Cronjé starts at scrumhalf ahead of Nic Groom.

Vorster is on the bench, but Mapoe, Combrinck, Dyantyi and Groom have been left out of the match 23 altogether.

Among the pack, Vincent Tshituka comes into the back row at blindside flank at the expense of Hacjivah Dayimani, while Kwagga Smith moves from the side of the scrum to No 8 to accommodate Tshituka. In the second row, Ruan Vermaak takes over from Stephan Lewies.

The new faces on the bench include prop Nathan McBeth, loose forward James Venter and utility back Tyrone Green, who has been bracketed with Gianni Lombard.

Jaguares coach Gonzalo Quesada has made a total of 11 changes to his starting lineup to face the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

With the intention of resting his key players, Quesada has retained just four of his regulars.

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Of the team that beat the Blues last weekend, only Guido Petti and Marcos Kremer remain in the forwards, and Joaquín Díaz Bonilla and Matías Moroni in the backs.

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